Submitted by ye_olde_astronaut t3_yka0q1 in space
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[deleted] t1_iusdlid wrote
It's not a launch vehicle. It's a winged capsule launched on top of a conventional rocket, like the Boeing X-37. In fact, that photo is the X-37.
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iztek t1_iusff8y wrote
Don’t you mean spaceplane?
boot2skull t1_iutjwab wrote
Some say, China has had a skyplane for decades… and we sold it to them. Dun dun dunnnnnnn!
EggKey5513 t1_iusce9o wrote
Not an expert, but I think this might be the info you asking:
bjran8888 t1_iuttq30 wrote
I don't think it's quite right that the C919 is actually an airliner that can carry about 160 people.
What is mentioned here is obviously a new aircraft, and even in mainland China, we are not informed about this aircraft for the time being.
seanflyon t1_iuur0eg wrote
I think that was a joke about "skyplane"
Ferniclestix t1_iuu1kjh wrote
ohhh the skyplane, its real
Cluelesswolfkin t1_ius9vdg wrote
Bro! Where have you been! They launched it from Saudia Arabia's Mirror City wall on 2437!!
Popeye2535 t1_iutvsei wrote
It's called The Line, Thumbass.
Cluelesswolfkin t1_iutydxf wrote
Ty! I was not aware what it was called
Popeye2535 t1_iuu07pr wrote
Y r welcome. Don b a Thumbas.
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Oxygenisplantpoo t1_iuu7ipa wrote
I think you're thinking of the Buran. This is different although space planes do end up looking roughly the same because of practical reasons too, regardless of whom stole what from who.
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Cryptopoopy t1_iusvlaf wrote
It was probably that old dude from the meeting last week.
waterboyy_____ t1_iutrdtg wrote
You have no idea how hard this comment made me laugh. So obscure and simple LMAO
LTareyouserious t1_iuuflk2 wrote
Hu are you referring to, to make you roflMAO like that? Now Xi here, this is reddit, we need to be more accurate with our references!
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ShortysTRM t1_iuts47s wrote
Could it just be a literal chunk of frozen human shit from whoever is on the plane? I don't know if the spaceplane has anyone on board, but if so, after 90 days in orbit there would be plenty of poo.
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ShankThatSnitch t1_iuv5qck wrote
"We don't know ow where her went. He told us he needed some space"
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LonelyDriver t1_iusgyrn wrote
If its been orbiting for 90 days, how could there not be any decent pictures of it?
rocketsocks t1_iususvg wrote
It's 9 meters long and three hundred kilometers away, moving at orbital velocity. You get a good picture of it if it's so easy.
cinred t1_iutr9xz wrote
Someone has never heard of the "Enhance!" button.
Caenwyr t1_iuwdr9f wrote
I can almost hear the fake computer noises as the pixels turn into smaller pixels and 2 seconds later there's a perfect, in-focus image instead of a blur. chef's kiss Perfection.
DBMS_LAH t1_iutozd5 wrote
You can see the ISS with the naked eye from many places on earth. It being far away makes it easier to spot at high-speed. I'm assuming it's designed in such a way as to not reflect a bunch of light and be easy to spot however.
chris_4 t1_iutztmt wrote
We also know exactly where the ISS is. These things are tricky since they can maneuver into a different orbit
toodroot t1_iuv36up wrote
This one has only maneuvered once in 90 days.
invent_or_die t1_iuuh8jm wrote
Use the Heavens Above app, know exactly when and where to see the ISS, Tiangong, and many more objects. I see the ISS and Tiangong (Chinese space station) all the time, but I live in a somewhat dark area.
Beneficial-Sea-462 t1_iuvmkc9 wrote
Also most star gazing/mapping apps.
mfb- t1_iuuly6x wrote
It's trivial to spot as object, but that doesn't mean you get a high resolution picture of it. I don't think OP would call a picture with one featureless bright spot a "decent picture".
rocketsocks t1_iuv2mu6 wrote
The ISS is huge. Also, you can't see any detail on the ISS with the naked eye, it just looks like a dot.
Go look at images of the ISS from the ground, the tech for that has gotten a lot better in recent years but there's still not much detail. Consider that the X-37B or China's spaceplane is about the size as a single module on the ISS and you start to understand why there aren't any public pictures of it.
Using large telescopes with special tracking capabilities or on orbit assets capable of taking photos of other satellites would make it possible to get decent imagery, but all that stuff is classified.
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dc_IV t1_iuujod6 wrote
So hear me out: I have a friend of a friend that has a cousin that cleans the pool of a artist that did some conceptual mocks on a 9 meter long cylinder that uses LEDs on the bottom that simulate what Starlink looks like in the sky. I am not sure if it's related, but that could explain why photos may exist, but are not associated with this object.
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fellatio-del-toro t1_iuuwbnt wrote
Good thing we have large cameras out there also traveling at orbital velocity.
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[deleted] t1_iutgcgy wrote
holy shit, 9 fucking meters???? we're all going to die!
skatenbikes t1_iuuaapl wrote
Nah I used to blast womp rats smaller than that back home
Working-Tomatillo857 t1_iuspkca wrote
There probably is pics of it, but they're classified.
NLtbal t1_iusuoh5 wrote
Their classified what?
Mister_Brevity t1_iutukyd wrote
They’re is probably a good explanation for it.
Angry-Mailman48 t1_iuu5o05 wrote
“They are is probably a good explanation for it.”
Mister_Brevity t1_iuufji7 wrote
Shhhh I know that somewhere it’s making someone’s eye twitch that I used the wrong one :D
I left a grammatical landmine hehe
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Gswindle76 t1_iusm2ez wrote
It’s wing span less than 1/2 the size of a Cessna 152. About 14-15ft. It’s length is comparable. That’s an expensive telescope to take a pic of something that small.
TartarusOfHades t1_iutc15v wrote
And we have several governments that might be motivated to do so.
zeeblecroid t1_iutmv29 wrote
Amateurs have (barely) imaged spacewalking astronauts from the surface, so sooner or later someone's going to get at least enough of an image of this thing to get a shape or the like.
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SFerrin_RW t1_iut8c2k wrote
Just look at an X-37. Same thing.
FM79SG t1_iuvh5tq wrote
Probably it's already broken
OldandBoldDude t1_iut2gld wrote
Wonder where did get the plans and designs It looks like Boeing x37B. Curious
Oxygenisplantpoo t1_iuu7y2t wrote
We don't know what it looks like, they just put X-37 on there because it's similar. But it does probably look similar, because laws of physics do lead into certain efficient shapes.
MrKahnberg t1_iuthx6k wrote
They sent someone dumpster diving. Lo and behold there was a 3 ring binder of details!
Sm00thSci3nc3 t1_iutpz3a wrote
I love how the fairing just plopped near a school…
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LordBrandon t1_iuue51p wrote
It was the last president Hu Jintao. He wasn't feeling well so he had to leave the earth.
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Sir-Realz t1_iuvutw1 wrote
"Mystery" it's and exact copy of ours. Tho wow letting that Intel leak so bad they made a working copy...
MrPapillon t1_iuxmu1i wrote
Probably the first brick of a great space wall against aliens.
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forced_spontaneity t1_iuxiri3 wrote
This title reads like the first line on the back of an imported DVD pirate knock off movie…
‘Soon heroes they are terror where unknown troubles become’
[deleted] t1_iutg6pp wrote
oh fuck, it's a mystery spaceplane holy fucking shit, send the military industrial complex everything you've got, including your first born son.
nyrothia t1_ius9089 wrote
i feel like we skipped some steps here: they have a skyplane?